Lexus GX 460 Spy Shots

[Gecko]

^Agreed. A nosejob will go a long way for the GX. I hope it has the same insert/pattern as the UX.

 

[Trexus]

Update of GX sales:

1GX
2002 - 2,190
2003 - 31,376
2004 - 35,420
2005 - 34,339
2006 - 25,454
2007 - 23,035
2008 - 15,759
2009 - 6,235
2GX
2010 - 16,450
2011 - 11,609
2012 - 11,039
2013 - 12,136
2.5GX
2014 - 22,685
2015 - 25,212
2016 - 25,148
2017 - 27,190
2018 - 26,724
2019 - 9,024 YTD - January thru May, Projected 26,100
2.75GX
2020 - Projected 27,000
2021 - Projected 25,000
2022 - Projected 22,500
3GX
2023 - Projected 26,000
Total 361,025 + 100,500 = 461,525

Lexus should also bring in a 2 row GX as well which would be at a lower price point and have more cargo room than the 3 row GX. This would also increase sales as well.

 

[flexus]

2 row would be perfect. Bigger legroom for China and bigger cargo for US, Europe and Russia.

 

[Carmaker1]

Sorry! 😁My dad and brother-in-law wasted so much time on the ground, that I ended up leaving ATL for Accra/Lagos by that Tuesday. Finally back stateside again!

I would say that about any refresh. This is a ten-year old model, and a refresh means at least two more years of the same.

It’s all tied up with Toyota, the 4Runner/Land Cruiser have to get next generation models before we’ll see a new Lexus SUV.



You were in ATL and didn’t visit @Gecko?!?

Yeah...😣 Blame Daddy-O, my sister, and her husband. I am never traveling with my parents for a trip like that again, because they tend to forget I'm far from being a little boy (at least the past 1.5 to 2 decades LOL) and ordering me around works only so much after some time. I ended up playing host to many out-of-town/international relatives, while my parents just lounged and socialised with every breathing soul.😒 Wasted trip, other than grad ceremony. Back in TX though.👋

 

[Carmaker1]

Update of GX sales:

1GX
2002 - 2,190
2003 - 31,376
2004 - 35,420
2005 - 34,339
2006 - 25,454
2007 - 23,035
2008 - 15,759
2009 - 6,235
2GX
2010 - 16,450
2011 - 11,609
2012 - 11,039
2013 - 12,136
2.5GX
2014 - 22,685
2015 - 25,212
2016 - 25,148
2017 - 27,190
2018 - 26,724
2019 - 9,024 YTD - January thru May, Projected 26,100
2.75GX
2020 - Projected 27,000
2021 - Projected 25,000
2022 - Projected 22,500
3GX
2023 - Projected 26,000
Total 361,025 + 100,500 = 461,525

Lexus should also bring in a 2 row GX as well which would be at a lower price point and have more cargo room than the 3 row GX. This would also increase sales as well.

They would be crazy to not develop a new generation. Which must be coming sooner than later. The level of changes for MY 2020, tells me that a new GX might be coming even faster than I expected. Who is not to say, a redesigned Prado and GX arrive before the next Tacoma in fall 2022?

Would be weird, on the basis that the 300 has to debut first. More than anything, stupid delays with that will hold up the F-frame line.

Similarly MB back in late 2012, was supposed to launch the S-Class and then W205 C-Class in early 2014, to space out launches. Not so ideally, the W222 S-Class got held back into mid-2013 and then launched only half a year before the C-Class. They had to extend the current C-Class life, to allow room for the S-Class to debut next year and C-Class redesign in late 2020 for 2021 release as a 2022 model.

Could that happen where the next Land Cruiser, appears in 2020-21, yet a new 180-Series GX appears in 2021-22? I am not always accurate, but something tells me a redesign before 2023 is highly likely, if the model line is retained. Meaning designers are hard at work on the NEXT GX, close to finishing up (next year)! It might be less than 2.5 to 3 years away, judging by the small cleaning up into L-finesse 3.5-light (aka Spindle 2.5 on a older gen vehicle). The amount of changes are deliberately moderate, because of the expected short shelf life.

Considering the current LC got LEAKED up close over a year before being released in November 2007, I hope to see something tangible by late July, when Toyota rolls out the real mccoy testers, to show off to the press. If we see nothing by September, there's no way the 300 is 2021 model. In my opinion, 14 years would be stupid (2007-21) and surpass the FJ50 Series in life-cycle length (1967-80).

Americans (general pop) may not care much about the LC, but those of us that buy and own vehicles in other parts of the world, are getting tired of buying the same thing with simply a new car smell. TNGA-F needs to be here sooner, than later. Getting out the top dogs first, makes the roll-out of subordinate TNGA-F models easier.

With the new Tundra, full prototypes are on their way soon. But will be in camouflage, not just padding and vinyl sheathing.